Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees approved President James Ammons restructuring plan, cutting 24 programs and severing $18.7 million from the university’s budget, but that’s not all. Along with the various cuts, a 15 percent increase in tuition has been added. The plan, as announced at the meeting, will reduce the […]
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FAMU Recognizes Student Artists with Exhibition
A plexiglass painting of a solemn women with leopard spots embedded in her skin titled “Strength” was the stand-out, first-place piece in the Foster Tanner student art competition. Foster Tanner held a graduating senior art show featuring Moloch Richardson and its fourth annual student art competition and exhibition Friday. The […]
Hi FI Keeps Tradition Alive
The Hi Fi Jazz Café continues the rich legacy of jazz inside of a historical landmark familiar to Florida A&M students and alumni. The Hi Fi Jazz Café is located on Adams Street across from Foote-Hilyer Administration Building and adjacent to the popular Olean’s Cafe. The building was founded in […]
Film Exposes Injustices
As people flocked to see hundreds of films during the Tallahassee Film Festival over the last five days, there was one in particular that created buzz throughout the city: “Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson Story.” Anderson, 14, was beaten to death by several officers while incarcerated at the Bay […]
Tallahassee Residents Discuss 2012 Budget
More than 150 residents voiced their opinions Wednesday night on the planned $726 million budget for Tallahassee’s 2012 fiscal year. Citizens from the Tallahassee community and city officials analyzed information and discussed how the money should be spent in a series of meetings. “Us (city officials) knowing what’s important to […]
‘Square’ Plans to Build Green Business Hub
Developing Gaines Street has been an ongoing process in the city of Tallahassee, but a new tourist attraction will soon be the center of attention in Railroad Square. Railroad Square will have the first completely Green building in Tallahassee. The building, a community-oriented collaboration will be known as the Art-Tech […]
State Focuses on Children with Week of Activities
Hundreds of volunteers helped kick off Children’s Week Sunday at the Capitol, hanging thousands of paper cutouts of children’s hands all over Capitol Rotunda. “Hanging of the Hands” was just one of the many events Children’s Week has to offer. The annual, six-day event, comprised of luncheons, interactive activities, tours, […]
Students and Faculty Plea for Programs to Stay
Language and psychology students and faculty defended their programs to Florida A&M's Board of Trustees Thursday in a failed bid to stop budget cuts that would end nearly two dozen degree programs at the university. Administrators have deemed programs in disciplines from graphic communication to education and foreign languages as […]
‘Wonderland’ is Next Big Project from FAMU Grad
#8220;Wonderland” is one project on a quickly growing list for Montrel Miller, a business economics graduate of Florida A&M. Other works include the Adult Swim commercial for the movie “Takers” and a supporting role in “Firebird,” starring Michael Ealy, which will be in theaters this summer. “Wonderland” will be a […]
Rattlers Eye MEAC Golf Title
Florida A&M is looking to win the first-ever, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Golf Showcase in Savannah, Ga. The MEAC Showcase will pit FAMU against fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams in a fifty-four hole tournament. The teams will play 36 holes on the first day of competition and 18 holes on […]